Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-04
PRODUCE.
Wheeling.

The butter market is lower on account OF
warm weather and late rains, only fair on
poultry and slower demand for eggs.
The demand for apples has improved.
The demand for green stull has become
better and sales will he larger as prices
settle lower. Good stock In sold
up pretty close to the supply, but
ordinary stuff hangs on and il slow selling.
The prices quoted below are wholesale fig
ures andall green stuff IL home raised, eX-
cept radiSheS, cucumhcrs, cabbage and
new potatoes. The quotations are changed
on Tuesdays and Fridays. hut the market
is liable to fluctuations between those
days.
Butter-Demand fair; country choice
1Sa19c; good country l5al6c; common 5a
&c; supply fair.
Beans-Now handpicked navy 81 GOAL 81
per bushel; demand poor.
Dried Fruit-New evapOrated pared
epaches 30a35c; impaired do l5al7C; rasp.
berries 2Oa22c; hlackherries 9al0c;new sun
dried apples, quartered, 2}a3c, sliced 4a5c
peaches, new halves, Glaze; do quarters j
a6c do pared 15a1Sc;pittCd cherries l2al3c
new evaporated apples 10a12c. Market on
dried fruit nominal; demand moderate.
Cheese-Sales in iObbing way of prime
mild Ohio factory at 8!c; New York l4a
15c; Sweitzer 12al3c; Limberger aalOc.
Eggs-Strictly fresh stock at lie pei
doz. supply good and demand slow.
Feathers Choice, 5Oa55c, IN original
packages; 4a5C more in small lots.
Honey-Choice white clover, l3al4c
choice buckwheat, 12allc.
POtatoes-4O to45c per bushel; demand
fair; supply good; new Florida s. 90 tC
80 per barrel; Louisianas 81 p; demand
good.
POultry-Live chickens, old s. 25a3 81
per dozen; dressed chickens 10 to l2c PEI
pound; turkeys, live Ease, dressed 9allC
per pound; demand good, supply fair
ducks live So 0Oa3 30 per dOz.; dressed
1Oa12c; dressed geese, 6asc per pound.
Rags-Steady at tai &c for white mixed
cotton; 1aii for all wool and lial3c fol
mixed.
Seeds-ClOver, per bushel, 81 50a5 90
timothy, per bushel, 81 OOa2 10 Extr:
clean blue grass, soc; orchard grass, 81 Go
red top, Cooper bushel. Market quiet.
Lard--Country prime, 54a6c; demand
fair.
Apples-Green, per Dbl. choice new
81 75a3 90; demand good; supply light.
Onions-Bermudas s.. p per crate; gOoC
demand; supply good.
Kale 81 25al 30 per barrel; demand fair
Green Onions-20a25cp per dozen punches
demand slow; supply fair.
RadiShes-30c per dozen punches; de
maud very slow; supply good.
Rhubarb-25 per dozen punches; de
mand fair; supply good.
Lettuce-$l ~ per bushel Of 10 pounds
supply scarce; demand good.
New Florida Cabhage-Si - al 20 pc
barrel for long crates; s. T5a4 90, shOr
crates; demand good; supply light.
Cucumbers-Sl 10 per dozen.
New York.
NEw YORK, May 3.-Flour-ReCeipt
10, g97 packages; exports =, 166 barrels, ant
10, $50 sacks; market strong, and shad
higher. Wheat-Receipts 2l2, 400 bushels
] exnn:vs 6,955, 900 bushels; sales S,56S, OO'
bushels futures and $4,000 bushels spot
spot lots lalc. and options la3c higher
closing firm; No. > mill 93a9Slc; No.
hard 97le; ungraded red S5a90sc No. ; re-
oslo; No. red Csc; No. white 96c; ex
ira red 9Ssc; No. ? red May 93sa9i2c
closed ut 9i4c; June 933a94 slice, olosel
at 9ilc; July, 9Sla9ic, closed at 94o
August 92sa929c, closed at 92ci; Dec
ember 95la96e, closed at 95!c; May (1sSs
81 DOLL 00i, closed at 81 COS. Corn-Re
ceipts Il, $50 bushels;expOrts2 &c, 7s3bushels